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Hospital Clínic starts a home-care program for bone marrow transplanted patients
10-17-2006 · EurekAlert!A clinical trial started five years ago by physicians and nurses from the Institut Clínic of Haematology and Oncology, makes real a program permitting patients undergoing autologous bone marrow transplant to recover from their homes, avoiding from three to four weeks of hospitalization.
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